The health and well-being of the Afghani people is in crisis. After two decades of violence, Afghanistan’s health system has largely been destroyed. Life expectancy is just over 46 years, one in four children die before the age of five and under 40% of people have access to a safe water supply. Blindness affects around around 2% of Afghanistan's population, with trachoma a major contributor.  

In 2002 the Afghanistan Ministry of Health and the World Health Organization (WHO) collaborated to embrace the VISION 2020 initiative.

As a result, a five year national plan for comprehensive eye care was developed. The focus of the plan was to incorporate eye care into primary heath care systems and to develop secondary eye care centres at provincial and district levels.

The Fred Hollows Foundation is providing training for Afghani eye health personnel in Peshawar in the North Western Frontier Province of Pakistan. Due to the current security situation in Afghanistan, The Foundation is not conducting program activity in the country at the moment. 

Futher program information will be provided soon.

The Fred Hollows Foundation Australia
Address: 4 Mitchell Street, Enfield NSW 2136 Australia
Postal Address: Locked Bag 3100, Burwood NSW 1805 Australia
Phone: + 61 2 8741 1900 or 1800 352 352 (Donation Line)
Fax: + 61 2 8741 1999
Email: fhf@hollows.org